Filey Brigg is a long and narrow headland extending out into the North Sea at Filey on the Yorkshire east coast.
The headland is almost one mile in length, and forms the north side of
Filey Bay. It is comprised of a ridge of high cliffs, which then drop down to
a bed rock platform pushing further out into the sea. This rocky projection is
the actual 'Brigg' (or Bridge), and a local legend records that it was built
by the Devil using his large hammer to pave the way. Where the bridge was
going is not recorded, but the Devil seems to have given up when he lost his
hammer in the sea.
The cliff top area is called Carr Naze or Nase - from the Norse word 'Ness', meaning a headland or promontory. Below the cliffs on the south side of the Naze, the old OS maps mark two boulders called the 'Man and Maiden Stones', however this appears to be the only reference to them. The rocks do not seem to be mentioned in local history books, so how they came to be named, or any folklore connected with them, has probably been lost.